Mail-weighing scale.



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\ MAIL WEIGEING SGALB. Y

APPLICATION FILED DQT. 15, 1906.

4 Patented July 27,'1909.

MCLASS `0CLASS ull little THEODOYRE F. EMANS, OF LANSING, MICHIGAN.

MAIIFWEIGHING SCALE.

To all whom 'it may concern: 1

Be it known that I, THEonoRn F.' EMANS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lansin', in the county of Ingham and State of Mic iigan, have invented a new and useful Mail-Weighing Scale, of which the following is a specification.

This irvention relates to mail weighing scales and its object is toV provide a simple device of this character which practically dispenses with the use of bearings, Weights, sprlng's and other mechanical features su'ch as ordinarily employed in devices of this character. l 1;1

A still furtherbjct is to provide Ascales of this character which are inexpensive andv can lbe easily made at any ordinary printing oitice Without the-necessity .of employing s ecial `tools or machinery, and at a cost greater than that. of the material employe Another object isfto provide scales of this I character the parts of which are so arranged as to permit the employment of a considerable .area of the body of the'scales for advertising purposes.` f

Wi h theabove and other objectsvv in view the invention consists of certain novel features of construction and combinations of parts which will bel hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings is shown the preferred form of the invention.

In said drawings:'Figu1'e l isa front elevation of scales'constructed inv accordance with the. present invention, the lower por-- tion of the card constituting the body of` the scales when removed; and F ig. 2 is' a viewA similanpto Fig. l showing one of the positions assumed by the bodyjwh'ile an article is being weighed.

Referringto the figures by charactersof referenceYV 1 is the body of the scales the same being ieferably made of a sheet-of cardboard o suitable proportions having an opening 2 at. the center of'the upper portion thereof. A cord 3 is looped through this opening and adapted to be'suspended from a nail or other device 4 although if desired this cord may be dis ensed with andthe nail 4 extended direct y through the opening 2. A small opening 5 is formed within the body 1 above and to one side of the` opening 2 and extending through this opening 5 is a cord 6 suitably fastened 'to the Specification ofLetters Patent. i applicano med october 15, 190e. serial No. scacco.

back of the body and havingat its lower Patented. :nay 2v, 190e'.

rests upon one end of a scale 8 which is printed or otherwise designated upon the upper portion of the `body and is curved in an arc concentric with the opening 5.

the words 1st-class, 2nd ohms, 3rd

Said scale is divided into columns designated by class, and 4th class and each column is sub-divided into'spaces containing characters,- indicating the amounts of postage which must be paid `upon articles of predetermined Weights in the variousclasses Numerals are arranged. along the up er andP lower ed es. of the scale for in icating ounces. lghe space between the scale and the to of the vbod as Well as the space to one sidb of the' sca eis sufficient to receive data relating to the classification and rates -of i postage and` also directions for using the scale. The body 1 can extend any desired distance below the. scale and -may have printed thereon a calendar or lpictures, etc. As heretofore stated the cor theirnormal positions thisV cord registers with the first orl 0 graduation. `Jlhen it 6 normally y Ihangs vertically and when the parts are in is desired to weigh an articlethe same is placed in engagement with the hook 7 and released.I rlhis w-illproduce a downward pull upon the' body l at the pointl 5 which 1s removed from the point of sus nsion of the body 4'and therefore the lood?7 will be swungK to one side as shown in Fig. 2 the weight of the card actin as a counterbalance. When the latere ly swungcard and Ithe article balance the cord (3 is in a position upon the scale to indicate its weight and the amount of postage which must be paid thereon. i

Considerable importanceis attached to the.

fact that pivots, springs, and other mochauical devices are absolutely dispensed with and there are therefore no parts to get out of order and interfere with the proper operation of the device. Importance is also attached to the fact that the scale 8 is' so located as to leave considerable'room Jfor datarelating thereto andalso for any advertising matter, illustrations, etc., which it may be desired to indicate upon the card. The

cards'or bodiesfl can be 'made .in any desired sizes itv being only necessary of course to properly proportion the length of the Scales with the sizes of the cards :md the distance between 'the openings 2 and 5.

The preferred form el the invention lies been set forth in the foregoing description but I do not limit mij/'Selin thereto as am aware that modifications may be mede therein Without departing from the spirit or sec- *iiiicing the advantages thereof, and l' therefore reserve right to make Such `changes as fairly fall Within the scope of the claim,

lfliat is claimed is:

A letter Weighing scale consisting of e rect-angular card, a flexible suspending loop connected to the card et e point in the Vertical medizin line of the card, a Flexible article suspending element ceifnected to the ce1-d y and at :1 point the said vertical meelien line above the point of connection of the suspension loep therewith, the said card bein provided with a. scale extending in the are 0 a eirce concentric to the point of attachment of the article suspension device tthe card, the said 'ca'ld being ee of projections and serving as the counter-balancing element of the seele. e

ln testimony that l claim the feregoiiig es inv 0WD, have hereto a'ixecl my signature to "ope side of m thepresence of two Witnesses.

THEODORE F. ElMtANS. 

